Southwest Minnesota State
University Professional Education
Communities of
Practice Investigating Learning and Teaching
Marshall, Minnesota 56258
Full Graduate Faculty
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Associate Graduate Faculty
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Undergraduate Professional
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Clinical Faculty
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Meet SMSU requirements for Full Member of Graduate Faculty, can teach or
supervise in area(s) of specialty. |
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Meet SMSU requirements for Associate Member of Graduate Faculty, can teach or
supervise only in area(s) of specialty. |
If
no terminal degree, can teach or supervise only in area(s) of specialty,
according to the IFO/MnSCU Contract |
If
no terminal degree, can teach or supervise only at levels of licensure. |
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Earned
terminal degree |
Earned
Master’s degree (and enrolled in a professional development experience) |
Doctorate
preferred; terminal degree required at the time of tenure application |
Earned
Master’s degree |
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Earned
a teaching license |
Earned
a teaching license |
Earned
a teaching license |
Earned
a teaching license |
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Minimum
of 3 years B-12 teaching experience. |
Minimum
of 3 years B-12 teaching experience. |
Minimum
of 3 years B-12 teaching experience. |
Minimum
of 3 years B-12 teaching experience. |
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Engaged
in scholarship |
Engaged
in scholarship |
Engaged
in scholarship |
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Lead Facilitators in Learning Communities must have Full Graduate
Faculty Status as defined by the Professional Education Unit.
It is understood that the degree of the person
hired is the same as or related to the academic discipline where hired.
Engaged in scholarship: Examples of “Engaged in
scholarship” may include, but are not limited to, published and/or presented
research, creative and scholarly projects, curriculum development, software
development, grant writing, funded grants, etc.
SMSU Requirements:
Full Member of Graduate Faculty: Full
members of the graduate faculty shall hold the doctoral degree, or another
degree nationally recognized as the terminal degree in that discipline. In addition to academic preparation, full
members of the graduate faculty shall demonstrate a record of ongoing scholarly
activity. Full members of the graduate
faculty may teach any level of graduate course, may be advisors of graduate
students, chair student examining committees, and direct theses or alternate
plan papers.
Associate Member of Graduate Faculty:
Associate Member Graduate Faculty shall have a masters/specialist degree and/or
professional expertise in an area of specialization. However a minimum of a Master’s Degree is required for all
instructors of record. Associate status
may be established based on a special expertise. Such special expertise shall be documented and accompanied with a
letter of support from the department chair.
Associate Member Graduate Faculty may include, but are not limited to,
fixed-term or adjunct. They may also
have other rights, privileges, and/or limits determined as appropriate by each
department. Associate members of the graduate faculty may teach any level
graduate course and serve on student examining committees in their area of
specialization by virtue of academic and professional training or experience.